peter lena 8,564 #1 Posted March 1 just got word my grandson , graduates from san Diego / to camp Lejeune , to flight status , crew chief / loadmaster , will be flying , Europe / Africa , 3 weeks out of every month , 21 year's old, started out in a class of 54 , 7 finally made it , all going to different theaters / aircraft . be flying a C130J , loadmaster . hope to see him before he heads out , proud GRAMPA 5 5 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,291 #2 Posted March 1 14 minutes ago, peter lena said: proud GRAMPA Proud is the correct term. Proud of my sone with 14 years in the Army. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 54,937 #4 Posted March 2 9 hours ago, peter lena said: crew chief / loadmaster , will be flying , Europe / Africa , 3 weeks out of every month , 21 year's old Congratulations, Most 21 year olds can't figure out what they want to be when they grow up, the military has made a man out of a boy. Well done. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,051 #5 Posted March 2 @peter lena, @CCW, I hope both of you, when you get the chance, and remember to do it… Tell both of those servicemen thank you from Horse Newbie ! 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,564 #6 Posted March 4 @gt14rider https://www.military.com/base-guide/marine-corps-air-station-cherry-point , this is his final destination , thanks for the shout , Pete 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWL216 887 #7 Posted March 4 (edited) @peter lena congrats to your grandson Pete! I was USMC Air Wing, airframes mechanic on the A4 Skyhawks at Cherry Point back in 1977. Funny story, me and one of my teammates, also from Boston, we’re driving home on leave through a very rural area of NC, and we hit a pig. We stopped and said ‘what do we do’? What we decided to do was get the hell out of there as fast as we could! Edited March 4 by PWL216 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sergeant 291 #8 Posted March 4 (edited) Congratulations To you and your Grandson All 3 of My children are all Serving In the reserves now, but all were On active Duty at one time, so I understand that Pride In Your Grandson. I actually got to serve In the Same Division (10th Mountain) at the same time as my two oldest Children. Before I retired from the Army Edited March 4 by sergeant 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,265 #9 Posted March 5 8 hours ago, PWL216 said: @peter lena congrats to your grandson Pete! I was USMC Air Wing, airframes mechanic on the A4 Skyhawks at Cherry Point back in 1977. Funny story, me and one of my teammates, also from Boston, we’re driving home on leave through a very rural area of NC, and we hit a pig. We stopped and said ‘what do we do’? What we decided to do was get the hell out of there as fast as we could! That was back in the days that my cousin was up in the tower for air traffic control. He was a recruiter for a time and did his twenty. Small world. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
